the white house perfeiscoped po francis's arrival. they called it the pope scope. they joined the streaming network for this special occasion and earned nearly 10,000 followers in the process. there you go. >> not surprising. >> not at all, right? back to you guys. >> it's funny because he's selected in most of the traditional ways but he's taken it so far in the digital age. >>> stay with us. news 4 continues now at 5:00 a.m. >>> from cuba to the capitol. this morning pope francis is waking up in the u.s. for his first official visit as pontiff. >> real excited. really excited to see what he has to say. >> in the next few hours he'll visit the white house, hold a midday prayer service for hundreds of bishops at a mass for hundreds of thousands, but his trip could impact yours. >>> and looking live this morning at the ellipse where the gates just opened less than a half hour ago, this is the only location where pope francis can be seen without a ticket during his trip to washington. >> we're watching that crowd minute by minute just continue to grow. of course, the